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COMSOL Server™ License (CSL)

The COMSOL Server™ License type is a networked license type and is supported on a heterogeneous network of computers running any of the Windows® or Linux® operating systems or macOS. Both the license manager and the COMSOL Server™ software can run on a single computer running either Windows®, Linux®, or macOS.

Academic Server License (ASL)

System requirements for the Academic Server License type are similar to that of the COMSOL Server™ License type.

Operating System Requirements

In addition to the operating system requirements listed below, see the Interfacing Product Requirements for specific requirements for the CAD Import Module, the Design Module, and the LiveLink™ products.

Windows®

macOS

Linux®

64-Bit Operating Systems

Windows® 10

Windows® 10 Pro for Workstations

Windows® 8.1

Windows® 8

Windows® 7 SP1

Windows Server® 2016

Windows Server® 2012 R2

Windows Server® 2012

Windows Server® 2008 R2

Windows HPC Server 2008 R2

macOS 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, and 10.14

Debian® 8 and 9

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6.10 and 7.5

CentOS 7.5

Ubuntu® LTS 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04

OpenSUSE® Leap 15 and 42.3

OS-Specific System Requirements

Linux®

GNU C Library version 2.11.3 or later

Linux® kernel 2.6.32 or later

Intel® Pentium® IV or AMD Athlon™ XP processor or later

FlexNet® requires Linux Standard Base (LSB™)1

1See FlexNet® License Manager on Linux® below.

Graphics System Requirements

COMSOL Server™ does not require graphics rendering. To use the COMSOL Server™ web interface, log in using the COMSOL Client for Windows® or a recommended web browser, see Running COMSOL Applications. COMSOL Server™ can also be used in batch mode, which does not require graphics rendering.

Parallel System Requirements

Windows®

macOS

Linux®

Shared-Memory Parallelism

All supported versions of Windows®

All supported versions of macOS

All supported Linux® distributions

Distributed-Memory Parallelism

Windows Server® 2016

Windows Server® 2012 R2

Windows Server® 2012

Windows HPC Server 2008 R2

Not Supported

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6.10 and 7.5

CentOS 7.5

Debian® 8 and 9

Ubuntu® LTS 16.04 and 18.04

All computers in the cluster must use the same Linux® version and should have similar hardware. It is recommended that OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) 1.5.4.1 or higher is installed. If you are using RDMA-capable network fabrics, a DAPL 1.2 or later version-compliant driver or library is required. The software is usually provided with your hardware.

Note: This information is provided for your benefit but should not be used as a substitute for your own investigation of the system requirements that may be appropriate for your use of COMSOL® software or other software, given your particular circumstances. Systems and hardware change regularly, which may impact any determination of what system requirements are appropriate for you.

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